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Hurricane Melissa turns dangerous in Caribbean

Hurricane Melissa turns dangerous in the Caribbean as Sarasota watches closely

As Hurricane Melissa intensified into a Category 5 storm Monday, Oct. 27, and threatened to unleash its fury across the Caribbean through Tuesday and Wednesday — particularly over Jamaica, Cuba, and t...

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As Hurricane Melissa threatens Caribbean, Sarasota eyes cold front with watchful eye

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Hurricane Melissa threatens catastrophic flash flooding and landslides in the Caribbean

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Hurricane Melissa strengthens as it bears down on Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa is moving slowly toward Jamaica, with forecasters saying it has intensified into a Category 5 storm — the highest level of hurricane strength — as it approaches the island country.

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Hurricane Melissa a catastrophic Cat 4, deadly threat to Caribbean. Any Sarasota impact?

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Hurricane Melissa intensifies as it bears down on Jamaica

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Hurricane Melissa intensifies to Category 5, threatens Jamaica with 'catastrophic' flooding

The most powerful storm to hit the region since 1988 could inundate some areas of eastern Jamaica with up to 40 inches of rain.

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Hurricane Melissa Barrels Toward Jamaica as a Category 5 Storm, the Strongest Ever to Hit There

Melissa has already claimed the lives of at least six people in the northern Caribbean and is expected to make landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday, Oct. 28

Cat 5 Hurricane Melissa, winds now at 175 mph, nears catastrophic strike on Jamaica

As of 5 p.m. Monday, the National Hurricane Center found the hurricane had maximum sustained winds of 175 mph. The winds were so strong inside the eyewall of the storm that a NOAA Hurricane Hunter plane made the rare choice to head back early after experiencing severe turbulence.

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South Florida groups prepare aid shipments for Caribbean as family members grapple with Hurricane Melissa impacts

"It is more than kind of distressing because you don't know when and you don't know how," said Ewan Simpson, who lives in Jamaica.

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Hurricane Melissa bears down on Jamaica as possibly the island’s strongest recorded storm

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a Category 5 storm Monday as it drew closer to Jamaica, where forecasters said it would unleash catastrophic flooding, landslides and widespread damage. It would be the strongest hurricane to hit the island since record-keeping began in 1851.

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Jamaica braces for Category 4 Hurricane Melissa’s rain, possibly record winds

As an island country in the Caribbean Sea, hurricanes aren’t new in Jamaica. Hurricanes hovering over the island while continuously dumping rain and blasting Category 4 or 5 winds, however, are a different brand.